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Canes preseason game locked in against the Blues here in good old Wainuiomata 7th February just been told by the club at our manager’s meeting.

@Canes4life I second this

Rachin Ravindra been awesome this year

@Canes4life what I find intriguing is the likes of Love and Kirifi who were in the ABs but never played does that make their rest period the same as the ABs that played. They don’t play at all for the last couple of weeks.

@MN5 He would’ve been running sideways so easy enough to get.

Just thinking do the players that played for the AB XV also on extended leave like the ABs players?

If this doesn’t scream I should’ve played the players that haven’t had minutes on this tour I don’t know what is.

Thoughts Havili would get in the reserves. Like you guys very miffed at the non selection of Love.

@Grooter said in Italy v All Blacks:

@mikey07 if accurate I wonder why Robertson didn't allow Lio-Willie to play some actual Rugby for the XV

100% totally agree I think that’s been the problem on this tour too many of the guys brought into the ABs squad to hold tackle bags instead of playing.

@nostrildamus that’s all I could get out of my source I’m guessing Sititi 6 Cane 7 and Savea 8 which to me seems silly I’d put Savea at 6 and leave Sititi at 8.

I got oil on the loosie trio vs Italy Savea, Cane, Sititi and Lakai off the bench not that I agree with it

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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:

Some updated information from Clubrugby.co.nz

Callum Harkin (OBU) has a training contract with the Hurricanes, while we have sought clarification on the status of others, in particular both James ‘O’Reilly (HOBM) and Hugo Plummer (Tawa). O’Reilly’s recent NPC season was hampered by a neck injury so he could be injured.

Plummer’s Tawa and Wellington Lions locking teammate Akira Ieremia is off to Japan for three years. It is understood that he was offered a training contract with the Chiefs but has opted for Japan, the land of his birth, for his immediate playing future.

For clarification, does training contract mean WTG?

Gutted losing Ieremia for 3 years.

The full story on Preston looks like we were too slow again
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360484844/why-wellington-roofer-kyle-preston-turned-down-hurricanes-crusaders

@foobaNZ Really hope so he’s better then Hohepa I mean was t he at 12 most of the season for counties.

@Canes4life BUT BUT there such game breakers..

Hohepa and Enari Really? Would of even taken the Canterbury 10 then him really guttered for Harkin.

@Steven-Harris That’s interesting maybe the appeal of likely getting more gametime appealed.

@foobaNZ 2/3 is still better then the 22 years we had to wait between titles.

At least we now know McClutchie won’t be at the Canes next year.